Harvard Art Museums
Kakhuba Ragini: Preparatory Drawing for a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series
- Date
- 18th century
- Medium
- Ink and watercolor on paper
- Culture
- Indian
- Department
- Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
- Institution
- Harvard Art Museums
The Kakhuba Ragini is represented through several artistic conventions, but the common theme is a female heroine (nayika) waiting for her lover and holding flowers or flower garlands. In this preparatory drawing, the female figure holds a large lotus blossom in each hand while standing in a lush forest. A male peacock approaches her. Dabs of opaque watercolor and watercolor are intended to guide the colorist. This preparatory drawing is a pictorial metaphor for a raga, a musical phrase that is used as the basis for improvisation. Rajput, Rajasthani, Kota School.
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